Opus 2025

ARCO – Art, Research and Creation Opus 2025 – is a binational academy dedicated to musical creation, association between the Mozarteum University Salzbourg, Gmem-Marseille (one of the French National Center of Musical Creation) and French ensembles Multilaterale and Les Métaboles.

This sixth edition will be hosted by Gmem from July 2nd to July 12th 2025. It will welcome twelve young composers from all over the world, along with six singers and one assistant conductor. Student composers will be coached by Elisabeth Gutjahr, Johannes Maria Staud, Sarah Nemtsov, Eva Reiter, Yann Robin and Francesco Filidei. Student singers will be coached by Valérie Philippin.

Throughout the week, public lectures and concerts will be given at the Gmem and in partner venues around Marseille. Written for the occasion, the students’ pieces will be rehearsed, performed and professionally recorded during two closing concerts.

ARCO benefits of the support of SACEM (Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music) for this edition.